Comparison of the LLNL and JAERI torso phantoms using ge detectors and phoswich detectors

Health Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 594-601

  Kramer, Gary H ^a   Hauck, Barry M ^a   Allen, Steve A ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b CAMECO CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calibration; Counting efficiency; Detector; Germanium; Phantom

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241; EUROPIUM; GERMANIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; LUNG; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0031945491     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199805000-00007     Document Type: Article

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